Dispenser for liquids.



E. S. BARKER.

DISPENSER fon LlQums, APPLICATLON FILED SEPT, 21.1911- Patented Feb. 13,1917.

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t "l gaat?? hij r1 twain ERNEST S. BABKER, 0F BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS,SSIGNOR TO UNITED BRUG COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATINOF MASSACHUSETTS.

DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS.

Application filed Septeniberl, 1911.

To all '1U/wm 'it 'may concern.

lie it known that l, lllnNns'r S. Banken, of Brookline, in the county ofNorfolk and State of lwlassachusetts, a citizen of the llnited States,have invented certain new and useful. improvements in Dispensers forLiquids, of which the following' is a specifi cation.

Certain goods are dispensed at soda fountains which should be agitatedfrom time to time in order to keep them in proper condition. lt has beenthe custom with such liquids to place them in a bottle or container, andinvert the bottle so that the liquid is drawn from the inverted nozzleas occasion may require, the air which rushes in as the liquid flows outserving to bring about the required agitation. f

For various reasons this construction is undesirable and attempts havebeen made to provide a substitute therefor wherein the liquid will beagitated by mechanical means. This also is undesirable because with anymechanical means there are more parts to be kept clean and kept inoperative condition.

My invention comprises a dispenser wherein the container may be in theform of a bottle or otherwise as seems desirable, which container has adrawofl" or faucet located in its bottom and an inlet in the shape of atube passing down through the stopper or other device which closes itstop, to the bottom below the drawoff, this tube being open at both endsso that as the liquid is drawn o from the container the air to supplyits place will flow down through the tube and be delivered to the bottomof the container from which it will bubble up to the space in thecontainer above the liquid` The bottom of this tube may be either plainor it may loe so shaped as to dispense the air in different directions.

lMy invention will be understood from the drawings in which devicesembodying my invention are illustrated.

Figure l is a vertical section of a container presumably of glass; and

Fig. 2 shows a modification of the tube shown in Fig. 1.

A is the container having an opening at the top closed by a plug B.Through the center of this plug extends downwardly a Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Feb. i3, 19t?.

Serial No. 650,582.

tube C open at the top to the atmosphere and open at the bottom eitherin the manner shown in Fig. l1 or as shown in Fi i2 wherein the end ofthe tube is shown to be closed as at c, and perforations c1 are providedei;- tending in various directions so that the air will be delivered onvarious sides of the bottom of the tube.

D is a faucet of ordinary construction, the neck (Z of which passestlnfough a suitable opening (which may be reinforced as shown) in theside of the container, the neck (Z being threaded and the faucet beingheld in place by a nut Z1 which binds against a washer (Z2, anotherwasher (Z3 being shown lying between the exterior of the container andan enlargement (Zt on the faucet. rThe faucet D is located in the sideof the container A slightly above the bottom of the container and alsoat a point slightly above the lower end of the tube C. This is necessaryto prevent the drawing oft`1 of sediment or thickenings present in suchliquids as orangea de or lemonade.

lt will be seen that upon opening the faucet so as to draw liquid fromthe container air will rush in to supply the place of such liquid and asthe' air is lighter than the liquid it will bubble up through the liquidthus causing it to be thoroughly mixed.

As there is usually quite frequent call for liquids of this character7for example, orangeade and the like, the constant bubbling up of the airwith each draft from the container will cause the liquid to be con-'stantly agitated so that the ingredients will be thereby constantlymixed.

Other embodiments of this invention will occur to those skilled in theart.

What l claim as my invention is:

A dispenser comprising a stationary tank of greater depth thanhorizontal diameter provided with a draw-off located in the lower partof its side and having an intake communicating with the interior of thetank at a'point above the bottom thereof so to be above sedimentaccumulated upon said bottom, saic tank having a filling opening in itstop, a closure for said filling opening, and an air tube passing throughsaid closure having an open upper end and a lower end communicating withthe interior of said said intake Serves to clear the same of selliment.

tank adjacent the conter of the bottom thereof and below the level ofthe intake of said draw-off, vv'horeby air discharged from the bottom ofsaid tube serves to stir up seclment on said bottom, thence passesupwardly on all sides of said tube to agtate all parts of the contentsof said tank, and in passing ERNEST S. ARTER Witnesses z Y GEORGE O. il.Connu,

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